Ask TV Squad: Which DVDs to own

The "Ask TV Squad" column, published every Wednesday, answers your questions about current and past TV shows, as well as about the celebrities appearing on TV. Every week, I will pick a question (or more) sent to us and provide answers in the column. If your question is not picked for a column, it may be answered in a subsequent column or in TV Squad's APB Podcast.

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Q. Timothy asks "What are the must-have TV shows on DVD? I already own The Wire, The Office, Lost, Arrested Development, Rescue Me, and some The Simpsons seasons. But I really want to build up my DVD library."

A. You have made some really good choices to start off your collection. Personally, I buy DVDs of shows that I know I will watch more than once. Therefore, my own personal collection is filled with sitcoms or shows, such as Arrested Development, that have tons of inside jokes, hidden meanings, etc., that will have me discover something new every time I watch.

To help you in your quest to build a DVD library, I polled the bloggers here at TVSquad.com and here is a small list of shows on DVDs we recommend to start building up your DVD library. Of course, I recommend you read on each to ensure they are types of shows you enjoy, which is why I linked each shows to their search results page or their show store on Amazon.com.

"Buffy" seasons 1-5, "West Wing" seasons 1-4, and all 5 seasons of "Babylon 5". All are very rewarding for telling season-long stories. "Babylon 5" was breaking ground for "Lost" decades earlier--5 seasons, one continuous storyline, with callbacks to prior seasons in each one. A single TV series as one complete story, with each episode a chapter, started with "Babylon 5".